Remember When: St Nicholas' Cathedral, Newcastle - then and now

Newcastle's magnificent St Nicholas' Catherdral. How it looked in 1910 compared with 2014

An early postcard from around 1910 showing Newcastle’s cathedral church, St Nicholas’

Here at the Chronicle, we’re based just around the corner from today’s subject - St Nicholas’ Cathedral.

Like many of the buildings n the fair city of Newcastle, it’s easy to take this day-to-day landmark for granted.

As I found out recently, having not set foot in the fine church, it’s well worth a visit.

The cathedral has been part and parcel of our city’s long, momentous history.

Built in 1091, a matter of decades after the Norman invasion of England, it was originally the parish church for the small town of Newcastle.

Today it is the heart of the Anglican dioceses of Newcastle which stretches from the Tyne to Berwick in the north and Alston in the west.

St. Nicholas' Cathedral in Newcastle as it is today

One of the most dramatic episodes in the story of St Nicholas’ came during the English Civil War of the 1640s.

As well as troubled King Charles I attending here and reputedly arguing with the minister during church services, the building might have been reduced to rubble.

Scottish invaders badly damaged the church interior during a nine-week siege, and threatened to bombard the lantern tower, until deterred after the town’s defenders installed Scottish prisoners were inside it!

Today, it’s a place of peace and tranquillity in the heart of a noisy, vibrant city.

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